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Animal Services - Mosquito Control

Yes, when it is necessary to do so, we will operate a spray program. We will monitor known breeding sites and apply larvicide to control mosquitos in their infant stages. We will also check identified locations from citizen complaints and apply larvicide or adulticide where needed. WHEN NECESSARY, we will conduct an adulticide spray program to kill mosquito populations during active hours.

Bring in pet dishes or cover them.Cover ornamental ponds and birdbaths.Bring your pets inside for the night.Do not go outside during spray times.If you have health problems, such as asthma, take special precautions as directed by your doctor, if necessary.

West Nile Virus is a virus which was previously associated and commonly found in Africa, West Asia and the Middle East. It is not known how long it has been in the United States, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believe the virus probably has been in the US since early summer of 1999. It is closely related to the St. Louis encephalitis virus found in the US. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and other animals.

Preventing mosquito bites is the best way to avoid getting the West Nile Virus. Remember the four Ds: Drain, Dusk-to-Dawn, Dress and Deet.Drain standing water in your yard and neighborhood. Standing water can be found in swimming pools that are not kept clean, ponds, pet watering dishes, birdbaths, potted plants, old tires, empty containers, toys and clogged rain gutters. Changing flushing water in flower pots and dog dishes twice a week should be sufficient. Be vigilant in removing standing water, because as little as a soda cap full can provide a breeding site for mosquitos.

Dusk-to-Dawn are the times of day you should stay indoors when mosquitoes are most active.

Dress in light colored long-sleeve shirts and wear pants when you are outside. Spray thin clothing with insect repellent.

DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) is an ingredient to look for in your insect repellent.

There is no specific treatment for West Nile Virus infection. In severe cases, intensive supportive therapies are used, such as intravenous fluids and medicine to control fever or pain. Antibiotics may be given for any secondary bacterial infection.

Most people infected with the West Nile Virus will not have any signs of illness.Twenty percent of people who become infected will have mild symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches and occasionally a skin rash on the trunk of the body and swollen lymph glands. The symptoms of severe infection (West Nile encephalitis or meningitis) include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.Only about one out of 150 people infected with West Nile Virus will develop this more severe form of disease. The incubation period of West Nile Virus in humans is three to 14 days. Symptoms of mild disease may last a few days.Symptoms of severe disease may last several weeks, although neurological effects may be permanent. Rarely, death can occur.

Facilities & Maintenance

Courthouse grounds may be used by a nonprofit organization with prior approval from the director of parish buildings. Persons must be willing to sign a Hold Harmless Agreement. For more details, please contact Facilities and Maintenance at (318) 226-6899.

The homestead exemption is a tax exemption on the first $75,000 of the value of a person's home. The value of your home is exempt up to $75,000 from state and parish property taxes. The exemption applies to all homeowners. If your home is worth $70,000, you are fully exempt from the payment of property taxes. If it is worth $90,000, you are exempt on the first $75,000 of value; and you pay taxes only on the remaining $15,000 of value. If your home is worth $200,000, you are exempt on the first $75,000 of value; and you pay taxes on the remaining $125,000 of value.

The Caddo Parish Tax Assessor values real estate and personal property in Caddo Parish for property tax purposes. The Parish of Caddo does not collect property taxes. Your property tax bill is sent to you at the end of each year by the Caddo Parish Sheriff and Tax Collector. Any inquiries concerning your property tax bill should be made to Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office – Tax Division at (318) 681-0638. Parish taxes should be remitted to:

An occupational license tax is due and payable upon commencement of the business. The Parish issues a temporary license to conduct business for a period of 30 days. The temporary license must be updated after 30 days, and the original license will be mailed. Occupational licenses may be obtained from the Purchasing Department.

A class A or B Alcohol Beverage License is required for the sale of alcohol in the Parish. A class A license is for the consumption of liquor on the premises, class B is for liquor in package form only. Applications for an Alcohol Beverage License may be obtained from the Purchasing Department. The application must be accompanied by certified funds in the proper amount payable to the Parish. The amount payable depends on the type of business.

The Finance Department is responsible for paying invoices for the Parish of Caddo. Any questions concerning the payment or receipt of invoices should be directed to the Finance Department at (318) 226-6913.

The Parish of Caddo has the authority to order the paving, repaving, or improvement of any streets, public alleys, or public places in the Parish whenever in its judgment and discretion it may be necessary. Property owners whose property abuts a dirt street may petition the Caddo Parish Commission to pave the street. Property owners who represent more than 50 percent of the assessable front footage must sign the petition. Currently, the Parish pays 60 percent of the costs of the paving with property owners on either side of the street paying 40 percent. Upon completion of a street paving project, 40 percent of the total cost of the project is assessed against the property owners on the basis of the owner’s respective front footage. Property owners may repay the assessment over a period of four (4) or nine (9) years. The current interest rate on street paving assessments is 5 percent. Until the assessment is paid in full, a lien is placed against the property and filed with the Clerk of Court. For more information on paving assessments, contact the Finance Department at (318) 429-7644.

Copies of audit reports and operating budgets can be obtained from the Department of Finance. Audit reports and operating budgets are also kept on file in the public documents area at the Shreve Memorial Library.

Finance & Human Resources - Human Resources

You must be a citizen of United States or possess a visa permit which allows employment, must be over the age of 18 unless hired through the summer youth / student worker program, possess a GED or high school diploma if required by the position, have a valid driver’s license if required by the position, and pass pre-employment screenings such as a drug screen, criminal background check, and physical if required by the position.

Contact one of the Purchasers listed in the staff directory to schedule an appointment. All potential vendors need to complete a Vendor’s Application and a Small and Emerging Business Application. (Documents Available online).

If your child has been arrested and brought to detention, an employee will call you and will give you the necessary information. You may ask questions at that time.

If your child has been arrested and released to you or another adult, wait to hear from the court. The prosecutor screens these cases and decides whether or not to file charges. Sometimes they do not file based on insufficient evidence; however, you need to wait to hear from the court. You will receive a subpoena telling you when to come to Court.

If either you or your child is in immediate danger, contact your local police or sheriff’s department. You may call 318-425-1883 to talk with someone about whether your child's behavior meets the requirements for filing a FINS Petition or to request the assistance of the court.

If you are in danger, call 911 or the domestic violence hotline at (318) 226-5015 or (888) 411-1333. Contact The Providence House 221-7887 or visit at 814 Cotton Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101. The Providence House offers services to those coping with or fleeing violent relationships. All services are confidential and at no charge.

Parks & Recreation

All parks with the exception of Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, Eddie D. Jones Park, and Keithville Community Park are open to the public from 6 am - 9 pm daily and boat ramps are open to fishermen 24 hours a day.

Several of the Parish parks located on area lakes have native birds, mammals, and other animals that can sometimes be observed in the parks. The Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park has displays of native fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals used in educational programs, in addition to the native wildlife found in the park.

Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, P. B. S. Pinchback Park, Keithville Community Park, Greenbrook Park, and Stoner Hill Park have handicapped accessible asphalt paths. Walter Jacobs Nature Park has more than five miles of hiking trails. Eddie D. Jones Park has more than ten miles of mountain biking trails, five miles of horseback riding trails, and 1 ½ miles of hiking trails. Hiking is permitted on all of the trails in Eddie Jones Park.

The Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park pavilion serves as the site of a summer Earth Camp each year. The environmental day camp is sponsored jointly by the Parish of Caddo Parks and Recreation Department and Shreveport Green. Questions regarding Earth Camp should be submitted to the director's office. Other summer programs available are listed under special events.

The nature park staff are permitted to care for injured vertebrates, but cannot pick up animals. The Caddo Parish Animal Control Department picks up injured animals and will transport them to the nature park if necessary.Caddo Parish Animal Services

Public Works - Adjudicated Property

It is immovable property on which the property taxes were not paid and which was not purchased at the subsequent tax sale. If no one buys the property at this tax sale, state law requires that it be “adjudicated” to the Parish. Once the property is adjudicated to the Parish, it will not come up for another tax sale. It can only be; redeemed (which will place the property back in the name of the tax debtor), sold by the Parish through the abandoned adjudicated process or declared needed by the Parish for public purposes.

The Parish is authorized to only sell property which has been adjudicated since January 1, 1975 and has been listed on the tax roll as adjudicated for the past three years. For example an application for property adjudicated for 2010 taxes will not be accepted until 2014.

House bill 337 by Representative Burrell (signed by the Governor - Act819) provides relative to property taxes, tax sales and adjudicated property. Provides general provisions, definitions, payment and collection. Further provides for tax sales of movable and immovable propety for adjudicated property and provides for redemptions and procedures to quiet tax title and to annul.

No, the Parish Public Works department is only responsible for processing the sale of adjudicated property. To find out if property is adjudicated you will need to contact or visit the Caddo Assessor’s office located in the Caddo Parish Courthouse.

If you own property that is adjudicated and no application has been filed in an attempt to purchase the property, you may be able to setup a payment plan. If an application is on file for the property you must pay all city and parish taxes, plus any cost that were incurred to the original applicant such as title report, appraisal or application, or attorney fees before removing it from adjudication.

Yes, if you are not the highest bidder you will receive back the cost of completing the application process which includes any notice or application fees including any attorney fees which are accompanied with proof of receipt.

The Parish does not maintain a list of Adjudicated Property. In order to discover which properties are adjudicated you must visit or contact the Caddo Tax Assessor’s office. There you will find a book that has a listing of all Adjudicated Property. In addition, the Caddo Assessors office has an online database that you can subscribe to for a fee.

This is a program provided by the City of Shreveport, not the Parish. The Parish currently does not sell property for a dollar. For more information or questions about the City’s dollar program, contact the City of Shreveport at 318-673-6025.

Though the time may vary, the process typically takes between 8 to 12 months. Along with mandated time requirements, several outside factors may also hinder the process depending on how long the property has been adjucated, approved by the Parish Commission and the time for advertisement to be run.

Every year in June, the Caddo Commission votes on which publication to use as the official journal for the Parish. If you are not sure which paper is the official journal please contact the Commisison Clerk's Office at 318-226-6596.

Yes to a degree, the public works department will help you locate a one or two pieces of property that you are interest in, but the Parish is not responsible for locating several different properties. You will be required to do this yourself.

Dealing with adjudicated property the Parish only accepts certified funds such as a certified check or money order. We will not accept cash, personal check or credit card. You must make your payment out to either the Parish or Caddo or Caddo Parish Commission.

Each parcel has its own individual Geographical number (GEO) and you are required to fill out an application for each parcel that you apply for. Each application will require a three hundred dollar application fee.

Any time before a deed has been signed and filed in the courthouse; the owner(s) has the right of redemption. In order to redeem property the interested owning party must cure any penalites or fees that may have accrued during the application process.

No, just because the Parish has a tax interest in the property does not mean the Parish is responsible for any damages or issues that may occur on the property. If you have questions about property standards issues within the City of Shreveport or five miles beyond please contact Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) at 318-673-6440. Outside City limits and beyond five miles of the City of Shreveport, please contact the Caddo Parish Public Works department at 318-226-6930.

If the business is inside the City limits of Shreveport, you will need to bring Fire Marshall stampled plans to the City of Shreveport (318) 673-6105. If the business is outside the Shreveport City limits, you must also obtain an occupational License from the Parish on the the 8th Floor of Government Plaza (318) 226-6903

The City of Shreveport zoning office governs any structure placed inside their Metropolitan Planning area. This is why you must contact them and get a zoning certificate before we can issue a permit for that area. The City of Shreveport, located on the first floor of the Government Plaza Building, performs inspections and issues Building permits for the Parish.

If you are installing a culvert in a Parish-maintained right-of-ways, you need to get a driveway permit from the parish permit office. This insures that the culverts placed on Parish maintained road is the correct size to allow water to flow at a steady pace reducing the possibility of flooding.

The culverts that can be placed in Parish right of ways are ones approved by the Department of Transportation. The Parish recommends concrete culverts because they are basically indestructible, but you can also use metal corrugated culverts. We do not recommend plastic culvert because they are not very durable.